chronicon
Chronicon is a term used in Latin and Greek literary tradition to denote a chronological record of events. The word derives from Latin chronicon, itself from Greek chronikon, the neuter form of chronikos, meaning related to time. In medieval and early modern Europe, chronicons were often used as auxiliary works in universal histories, episcopal histories, or annalistic compilations. They typically present events in roughly year-by-year order, sometimes as lists of rulers, ecclesiastical successions, battles, natural phenomena, and notable deaths. They may be standalone works or annexes to larger chronicles, and they often draw on earlier sources, with varying degrees of interpretation and synthesis. Manuscripts frequently preserve a calendar-like structure, with regnal years and brief notes on events.
The title Chronicon or Chronikon was widely adopted across Latin and Greek traditions, so many different works